UNIT 4
Journey Across A Vast Land
Reading and Thinking
Learn about a rail journey across Canada
Lead in Watch a video and have a brief understanding about Canada.
Quiz time:What do you know about Canada
Which continent is Canada on
2. Canada is the ______ largest country in the world.
A. 2nd B. 3rd
C. 4th D. 5th
3. What is the capital of Canada
A.Vancouver B.Toronto
C. Halifax D.Ottawa
4. What language(s) do Canadians speak
A. English and Chinese. B. English and German.
C. English and French. D. English and Spanish.
5. What is the national animal of Canada
A. beaver B. grizzly bear
C. polar bear D. penguin
6. What is the Canadian leader called
A. President B. Prime Minister
C. Queen D. Chairman
The writing style of the passage:
Exposition (说明文) B. Travel journal C. Feature(新闻报道)
The features of the style:
Before-reading
The passage is about_____________across the whole Canada, and it tells us_____________________about the country.
while-reading Match the main idea of each paragraph
Para.1 A. On the way to Ontario.
Para.2 B. Introduction of Edmonton.
Para.3 C. Their visit to Lake Louise and Jasper.
Para.4 D. Journey across the great Canadian Prairie.
Para.5 E. Their stay in Vancouver before the journey.
Para.6 F. The excitement of crossing Canada by rail.
Read for structure
Part 1:Para(s)_______ A.What they really saw and felt on the train
Part 2:Para(s)_______ B.A brief introduction about the trip
Part 3:Para(s)_______ C. Their stay in Vancouver before the journey
While reading: Scan for details
1. Read paragraph 1 and fill in the blanks.
Brief introduction about the trip
who
what/why
where
how first by ______, then via _____.
Feeling
Para. 2 Their stay in Vancouver before the journey.
Place
what they did
what they saw
how they felt
Para. 3 Their visit to Lake Louise and Jasper.
Place
what they did
what they saw
how they felt
Place
what they did
what they saw
how they felt
Para. 4 Introduction of Edmonton.
1. the ____________________of Alberta;
2. the centre of Canada’s _______________________________;
3. weather:_______________; with daily temperatures averaging __________;
home to one of the _______________________in North America
Para. 5 Journey across the great Canadian Prairie.
Place
what they did
what they saw
how they felt
Para. 6 On the way to Ontario.
Place
what they did
what they saw
how they felt
Scan the text and circle the discourse markers about time
Scan the text and circle all the places they visited.
Scan the article again and underline other discourse markers
Match each of these discourse markers with the correct purpose.
1 however A to add something
2 since B to show contrast
3 when C to explain a reason
4 in addition to D to emphasize
5 in fact E to show time
6 later F to show an end point in time
7 eventually G to describe the order of events
Scan the text again and draw a mind map about their travel experience.